Two sentenced to life for murder
The Hindu
An Additional District and Sessions Court convicted Gallu Ram and Sanni Babu for the offence of murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment on Friday, in Mangaluru.
An Additional District and Sessions Court convicted Gallu Ram and Sanni Babu for the offence of murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment on Friday, in Mangaluru.
The police said the convicts, hailing from Bihar, had slit the throat of one Sharanappa, 31, on the night of January 30, 2020, at Vanabhojana in Karnad village of Mulki taluk, over a trivial issue. They were enraged by Sharanappa’s comments against their parents.
VI Additional District and Sessions Judge S.V. Kantharaju passed the conviction and sentence orders. The then Mulki Police Inspector Jayaram Gowda had conducted the investigation and launched the prosecution. Public Prosecutor Motilal Chowdhary conducted the prosecution, stated a release from Mangaluru City Police.

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